Douglass, Benjamin (1830 - 1904)

Born: 21 March 1830
London, England
Died: 4 February 1904
Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Trade unionist
Summary: Benjamin Douglass was elected Vice-President of the inaugural council of the Working Men's College in 1882. He held this position until 1886 (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, pp. 21 and 469). Douglass was a prominent trade unionist, instrumental in the Eight Hours movement in Australia (Merrifield, 2006).

Related Organisations

Working Men's College (1887 - 1934)

Published Resources

Books

Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Newspaper Articles

'"Ben" Douglass: Death of an eight hours pioneer', The Weekly Times (Melbourne, Victoria), 11 February 1905, p. 8. Also available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222538389. Details
'The late Mr. Benjamin Douglass', The Leader (Melbourne, Victoria), 11 February 1905, p. 33. Also available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198169023. Details

Online Resources

Merrifield, S., Benjamin Douglass (1830-1904), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/douglass-benjamin-3432. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Merrifield, S., Benjamin Douglass (1830-1904), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/douglass-benjamin-3432; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987.